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Prometheus vs Tabularis
Prometheus has 66,106 GitHub stars, 10,840 forks, 890 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tabularis has 4,978 stars, 323 forks, 94 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Prometheus leads on adoption by 1,228% (66,106 vs 4,978 stars). Prometheus is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Tabularis is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Prometheus has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Tabularis 6%. Prometheus was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Prometheus | Tabularis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 5.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 11K | ⑂ 323 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Prometheus if
- You weight community size — 66K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Tabularis if
- You want the Tabularis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Tabularis fits your workflow better
About Prometheus
Prometheus is an open source monitoring system and time series database, part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ecosystem. It collects metrics from configured targets at defined intervals, evaluates alerting rules, and visualizes results. Designed for reliability in dynamic environments, it operates without reliance on distributed storage, ensuring each server node functions independently.
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About Tabularis
Tabularis is an open source desktop SQL workspace for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite and 15 or more additional databases, including DuckDB, ClickHouse, Redis and Firestore. It is written in TypeScript under the Apache 2.0 license and lives in the desktop database tool ecosystem, alongside clients such as DBeaver CE, TablePlus and Beekeeper Studio. The project ships installers for Windows, macOS and Linux, and its interface is localized in eleven languages, including English, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Russian, Tagalog, Korean and Portuguese (Brazilian).…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Prometheus or Tabularis more popular?
Prometheus has 66,106 GitHub stars and Tabularis has 4,978. Prometheus has the larger community by that measure.
Are Prometheus and Tabularis free?
Both are open source. Prometheus is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Tabularis under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Prometheus and Tabularis?
Prometheus is written in Go and Tabularis in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Prometheus or Tabularis?
Choose Prometheus if you want the larger community (66,106 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Tabularis if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.